Marine lamp



Oct. 13, 1931. E. PERKINS 1,827,207

MARINE LAMP Filed April 17, 1931 Patented Get. 13, 1 9 31 UNITED STATES LOUIS E. PERKINS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR IO PERKINS MARINE LAM]? H PATIENT: oFncEf CORPORATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OE NEW YORK MARINE LAMP Application filed April 17,

It is common to furnish marine lamps which may be illuminated by an electric current and a glow light or if this fails, by an ordinary kerosene burner. As such lamps must be in place, due to the electrical connections during the ordinary conditions of service, it is necessary to have access to the interior through a door, and as these lamps are placed against one or more surfaces, it is most convenient to have such access through a door, enclosing a lens and such is common practice. However, when this is done, a problem is pre sented, because of air leakage about the sides of the door, which seriously affects the kerosene lamp when burning and will either cause it to smoke or blowit out. When the lamp is functioning under severe conditions, such as during a storm, the object of my invention 1s to overcome this difficulty by making a peculiar air tight joint at each side of the door.

For a more detailed description of myin-' vention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part hereof in which I j I Figure 1 is a front elevation of one embodiment of my, invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partially in section of this structure; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 33 of Figure l, j

Throughout the various views of the drawin s, similar reference characters deslgnate similar parts.

My improved. lamp 1 has the usual casing 2, with a bottom 3 and on this bottom are mounted the glow light support 4 and the reservoir 5 of the oil burner 6. An electric glow light 7 is mounted at the top of the support 4. All the foregoing parts may be conventional, and form no part of my invention.

The casing 2 has an opening in front, which is closed by a door8 which contains a lens 9, mounted in the usual manner and secured in place with an air tight joint. The door 8 is hinged at one side at 10 and provided with 1931. Serial No. 530,750.

a beaded edge 11 at the other side, of the conventional kind. The frame is provided with a bead 12 which fills an interrupted part of posed to a high wind, a certain amount of These strips 14 are seleakage will occur. cured in place along with the hinges 10 on one side and the loop 12 on the other by means of suitable bolts 15.

At each side of the door are bolts 16 which carry the bands 17 at the top and bottom of the lens 9, and at the inner end of these bolts are secured Z-baiiie plates 18, which have their inner ends fitting snug against the casing 2 of the lamp. These co-operate with the exterior strips 14 to make a tight joint at each side of the door 8 While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto, but that it is broad enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention, What i I claim is: f

1. In a device of the class described, a casis ing with a door opening, a hinge at one side of the said opening and a loop at the other, a door with a hinge part to engage the hinges on the casing, and with loops adapted to cooperate with the loops on the casing, strips with curved parts adapted to make a tight joint with'the hinges and loops, and Z-irons carried on the interior of the door and adjacent to the exterior strips, the said Z-irons adapted to engage the casing and co-operate in forming a tight joint.

2. In a device of the class described, a casing with a, door opening, a door mounted in said opening, With hinges at one side and loops at the other, Z-irons at each side and secured to the interior of the door, said irons adapted to engage the interior of the casing so as to form an air tight joint in connection therewith when the door is closed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 81st day of March, 1931.

LOUIS E. PERKINS. 

